OK Wayne your sources at the Atlantic are saying that Russia will lose in Ukraine. I am saying that Russia will prevail. I think that we will both be able to see which source is more trustworthy on this one topic over the course of the coming year.

Again - regarding the SMO, Putin crossed the border with about 150,000 troops. I ask again: do you think that was a serious effort to conquer Ukraine? Do you think an expeditionary force of that size (about 15% of Russia's total troop strength) deserves to be called a "full-scale invasion" as outlets like Applebaum and the Atlantic are constantly saying?